-
became the
standard escapement used in
almost all
pendulum clocks. A more
accurate variation without recoil called the
deadbeat escapement was
invented by...
- watches, and
remained the only
known escapement for 400 years. Its
performance was
limited by
friction and
recoil, but most importantly, the
early balance...
- The
verge (or
crown wheel)
escapement is the
earliest known type of
mechanical escapement, the
mechanism in a
mechanical clock that
controls its rate by...
- The
lever escapement,
invented by the
English clockmaker Thomas Mudge in 1754 (albeit
first used in 1769), is a type of
escapement that is used in almost...
-
started working again. The
pendulum and
recoil escapement were
replaced by a new
verge and
foliot escapement, thus
restoring the
clock to
something like...
- clocks,
using an
anchor escapement,
jerked backward due to
recoil,
causing inaccuracy. Towneley's
design eliminated the
recoil and was the
first of a kind...
- one of two categories:
Escapement rubber band guns are
capable of
firing at
least three rubber bands when
fully loaded.
Escapement rubber band guns are...
-
clock is of bird-cage
wrought iron construction,
having two trains, a
recoil escapement and
shows the time
externally on a
single adjacent dial. It strikes...
- the
tooth and the back of the pallet. In comparison, the verge's
escapement has a
recoil with a
limited balance arc and is
sensitive to
variations in driving...
-
movement is an eight-day rack and
snail striking clock with anchor-
recoil escapement.
Multiple sources: "Benjamin Bagnall, Sr., Boston, M****achusetts,...
